Template grid needle/instrument guide and method for minimally invasive procedures

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APP PUB NO 20050234476A1
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11027495

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A guide for elongate medical instruments includes a pair of cooperating members movable with respect to each other, each member having a receiving channel configured and dimensioned to receive one of said elongate medical instruments, wherein the receiving channels are parallel to one another. Each member may have a clamping surface coupled thereto for retaining the one of said elongate medical instruments in the receiving channel. Indicia may be provided for indicating separation distance between the receiving channels of the members. Methods of guiding elongate medical instruments into a patient also are disclosed.

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CIVCO MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS CO INC102 HIGHWAY 1S KALONA IA 52247

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Whitmore, Willet F III Longboat Key, FL 18 358
Wilson, Roger F Sarasota, FL 35 1076

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